Bex Hainsworth
@poetbex
Teacher and Poet. Pamphlets - Walrussey (The Black Cat Poetry Press, 2023) and Circulaire (Written off Publishing, 2025). Circulaire available to purchase here:
Starting my summer reading with Dream Logic by Satya Bosman (the wonderful editor over at @blackcatpress.bsky.social) ☀️ Some absolutely cracking concrete poetry alongside beautifully surreal pieces! 🥚🥄
Delighted to have a new poem in the Oxford Review of Books! (Shame about the typo, but I’ve been called worse 😂)
Honoured to have been shortlisted in The Ver Prize! Huge thank you to Vanessa Lampert for selecting my poem ‘Garlic’ for this year’s anthology 🧄
So excited to have a poem in the 10th anniversary issue of @yorkliteraryreview.bsky.social! 🌼
Beyond thrilled to share my poem ‘Epilogue’, shortlisted by Victoria Kennefick in @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social’s Poet of the Festival competition ❤️
Delighted to have a poem on the shortlist of this year’s Artemesia Arts Poetry Competition alongside @victoriaspires.bsky.social and @ella-b-winters.bsky.social ❤️ Huge thanks to Malika Booker for judging and Kate from Artemesia Arts for keeping us all in the loop!
ICYMI ‘Mussel Bed’, my ekphrastic poem based on this section of The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch, is in the latest issue of @poetryireland.bsky.social 🐚
Delighted to receive my copy of @poetryireland.bsky.social and honoured that Sinéad Morrissey selected my poem 'Mussel Bed' to be a part of this special home-themed issue! 🐚
My garden has been in full bloom this week, which is a great excuse for a poetic photoshoot 🌼 If you love poems about growth and everyday beauty, then Circulaire is the pamphlet for you! 💛 Please do drop me a DM if you would like a signed copy ☕️
This week's weather has brought me back to this poem, published in my second pamphlet, Circulaire 🍋 💛 (Link to the @writtenoffbooks.bsky.social shop is in my bio or drop me a DM for a signed copy!)
If you love poems about growth and blossoming, then Circulaire might be the pamphlet for you! 🌼 I have signed author copies available (Drop me a DM, £10 via PayPal) or you can grab a copy from Written Off Publishing here: writtenoffpublishing.com/shop/p/circula… 💛
Happy 100th Birthday, Sir David Attenborough! 🥳 Several poems in Walrussey were inspired by Blue Planet and I will always treasure this lovely letter from Sir David 💙
Delighted to have a poem in the new issue of @abridgedmagazine.bsky.social! My poem ‘Artemisia’ is about the botanist/naval strategist queen behind the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus 🏛️
Happy Earth Day!! 🌎 Approximately 71% of our planet’s surface is water and if you fancy reading some oceanic poetry, then look no further than Walrussey 🦭 My debut pamphlet was published by Black Cat Poetry Press in 2023 and I still have a signed author copies available 💙
I've been cheating on poetry with fiction, but I'm diving into this haul today and very excited!! 📚 @chenchenwrites.bsky.social @rholanderpoet.bsky.social @corinnaboard.bsky.social @galiamelon.bsky.social @wendycaitlin.bsky.social @victoriaspires.bsky.social
Happy World Book Day! 📚 I’m proud to have two little pamphlets out in the world and I still have signed author copies available! 🌊 ☕️ Walrussey is for fans of ecopoetry and Circulaire is for those who love love! Just drop me a comment, £10 via PayPal, and I’ll cover p&p! 💛
‘D is for Deficiency’ from my latest pamphlet, Circulaire 💛 If poetry about the joy and messiness of existing in a body is your jam, then you can grab a copy here: writtenoffpublishing.com/shop/p/circu... I also have signed author copies available, just drop a comment! £10 via PayPal) ☕️
Walrussey, my debut pamphlet of ecopoetry, is now back in stock at the @blackcatpress.bsky.social shop! 🌊 Each copy is signed and you can grab yours here: www.blackcatpress.co.uk/product-page... 😘
Over the moon to have been commended in the @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social competition, judged by Victoria Kennefick, a poet I so admire! 🎉 Honoured to be on this list with so many poets and friends ❤️
So excited to receive post from Salo Press today! 📦 Can’t wait to dive into these fantastic pamphlets from @victoriaspires.bsky.social @galiamelon.bsky.social @wendycaitlin.bsky.social and @corinnaboard.bsky.social 🍃
Happy Valentine's Day!! 💕 The winners of the Circulaire draw are @pdevonald.bsky.social and Charys Ellmer over on Instagram! Your free copies will be on their way to you this week 💘 Thank you to everyone who entered, spread the word, and shared their favourite love poems! 💛☕️
ICYMI: My ekphrastic poem ‘The Fall of [Man] and the La[men]tation’ is in the latest issue of The Marrow 🍎 You can read the full poem here: www.themarrowpoetry.com/issue-six/th...
GIVEAWAY REMINDER! 🚨 This Valentine's Day, I'm giving away TWO free copies of Circulaire, my collection of love poems. 💘 Please like and comment your favourite love poem below and I'll enter your name into the draw! 💕
FREE GIVEAWAY ALERT!! 🚨 I'm giving away TWO copies of Circulaire, my collection of love poems, this Valentine's Day! 💘 Please like and comment your favourite love poem below and I'll enter your name into the draw 💕
So excited to finally get a #shelfie of my poetry publications in my new library!! 📚
Delighted to have a poem in the TIDAL LIGHT issue of @cosmicdaffodil.bsky.social! 🌊 You can read ‘flying mobula’ below and the rest of the wonderful issue here: static1.squarespace.com/static/62f08...
Delighted to have a poem in Issue 34 of Sky Island Journal! 🐍 You can read 'Portrait of My Sensory Overload as Two Minor Cobra-Headed Egyptian Goddesses' below and the rest of the wonderful issue here: skyislandjournal.com/issues#/issu...
I adored Midden Witch by Fiona Benson. As soon as I read the endorsements, I started salivating - poems about witches, remedies, history, and womanhood. An absolute poetic feast of a collection! 🍂
I spent my weekend with Bycatch by @csmithpoet.bsky.social (@ninearchespress.bsky.social). These poems about caring for elderly parents, exploring memory and home, are raw, intimate, and intricately captured. This collection will stay with me for a long time! 💙
So pleased that this poem has found a home in the wonderful Shooter Literary Magazine! ✨ 'Eulogy for my grandfather as Prospero' is part of Issue 20: Sweet Hereafter 🧙♂️